POE

Technical Communities


Division Overview

This division encompasses the development of many of the devices used by the optics community. It oversees the development of new device technologies such as sources and detectors as components, active elements such as modulators/switches,  integration of optical components to perform various functions (e.g. silicon photonics, integrated optics, PLCs etc), development of active optical system/subsystem technologies including hardware, propagation considerations, and beam manipulation techniques. Representative active optical system/subsystems areas may include the development of microwave photonics, LIDAR, WDM, sensor and imaging subsystems, and optical networking technologies. A new area for the OSA will involve the use of optical technologies in the energy field including lighting, and solar energy conversion.

Aref Chowdhury, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs, United States, Chair

Division Technical Groups